You Are the One For Me

The day we met I knew my life would never be the same again

You opened my eyes to a new world

Right then I believed in you

You are the one for me

I wake up in the morning knowing you are right next to me

When I am in the battle your love comforts me

My dreams become your dreams

Others may not believe in me I know you do

Walking hand by hand puts a smile on face

The world is a safer and more loving place with you on my side

People may laugh at me however you laugh with me

No matter what others say to me I know you are the one for me

Each day is a new day

The sun comes up and you make me shine

At night when the stars come out I know the day has been good

Your love makes me strong

You are the one for me

Taking Care of a Parent

Many cultures they have had multiple generations living together under one roof for hundreds of years however it is more of a new idea here in the United States of America for children taking care of at least one parent if not both.

A lot of the elderly are still put into nursing homes or assisted living but the cost is so much that many middle age children are now have a mother or father living with them instead of putting into either of those places. It depends a lot in the health status of the parent. In some situations there is really no other choice to do so if the parent is very poor health.

Another option if the parents can live on their own is to have a care giver that comes in to look after them. Again that can be quite costly. There is insurance you can get that covers for situations like this so the cost is not so dramatic.

I decided though to move in and live with my mother about eight years ago after she had a fall while at church. Originally it was temporary but she asked if I would stay on and I said yes. We actually get along a lot better than either of us thought would happen. Besides making sure she is OK I do the grocery shopping and the cooking; sometimes though I do take her to the store for some items.

The most important thing I find is that both of you must have a social life. Other words it is important that you get out some of the time and you do not feel that your life is totally taking care of them. Also, they need to be around others as well. This can be the hardest part of the job especially if they can’t get around very well. Another idea would bring other people to them as well. I believe it is important to remember what you would want if you were in the same position as they are in. Another important thing is they need to feel that they are not a burden to you. This is reason to get them out and you spend time out as well.  

My mother is ninety-five years old and she gets around pretty good for her age. She gets out at least twice a week to play bridge and she belongs to a few other groups as well. The biggest issue she has had which is very common for older people is keeping her balance so yesterday she fell again for the second time in the last four months. So we had to spend the morning in emergency. Fortunately she is going to be OK. The previous fall just before Christmas she fell on the bathroom floor and need twelve stitches; right after that I had grab bars installed and made sure she grabbed onto them each time she went into the bathroom. Yesterday she fell after getting out of bed wanting get to the bathroom. She hit her head and right side of her leg on the dresser. In both instances she was trying to maneuver her walker. I told her to have her cane in the bedroom to help with her balance. Also she plans to hold onto the dresser before she gets her balance. I know it is not one hundred percent proof against her falling at least this should help her out more.

One last thing I recommend for an elderly person whether they live by themselves or with someone else is to get a service that will allow getting help if they fall and no one is around. My mother has the service so if I am not around and she falls or something else happens she can get help right away even without calling 911. I have heard often where elderly people have died lying on the floor because they could not reach the phone or spend many hours before someone found them in the same position.

I hope what I have written here help you all and enjoy your day.  

Changing Our Lifestyle?

I am here not to convince anyone whether to change their lifestyle or not. First thing I am going to promote my new blog here is the link   https://lifestylebyherb.wordpress.com

I will be writing about the lifestyles we have here in my hometown and state along with other places as well. Can be an interesting subject I believe.

When we are born we are automatically put into a certain kind of lifestyle whether we like it or not. The lifestyle begins with our economic status of being poor, middle class or rich. At that point our lifestyle is chosen by our parents. Many of us likely will rebel against that lifestyle when we are teenagers. When we become adults we may return to the lifestyle we are accustomed to or start our own. Of course when we have children the cycle starts all over again.

Growing up in Gig Harbor, Washington in the United States of America my lifestyle was living in a middle class family in a small town. Our home was on waterfront property so my lifestyle was a bit different than those who lived up the street from me. My father was really into sailing so we had a dock with a sailboat about ten feet long and another that was seventeen feet long. They were always tied to the dock while our twenty-five foot sailboat was anchored further out in the harbor. So all the people living close to us had boats as well; a few had sailboats like us while others had motorboats. So you see that was a good part of the lifestyle I was accustomed too.

Most of the kids who lived north of us were either lower or middle class and their lifestyle was more living out in the country. When I was growing up the whole Gig Harbor area was more country living then it is today. Now Gig Harbor is more of what people would call a breakfast community to Tacoma. Though some of the people are still middle class there are richer people living in Gig Harbor now. In east Gig Harbor where we lived now you would need a lot of money to buy a home.

When I became an adult and moved out of my parents’ house my lifestyle changed. No longer could I take out a sailboat anytime I wanted to. Now my lifestyle is living an apartment and being part of the bedroom community. I would not say the lifestyle is better or worse than when I was growing up just different. What I was interested in like sports is the same. I have the same kind of friends as well.

So now the subject of changing your lifestyle; are you happy in your lifestyle or so accustomed to it that you never thought of changing it. If you thought about it most of us probably have tweaked our lifestyle to some degree or another. For example, maybe you eat healthier and go to the gym where before you were always on the fast train. In fact my only real change I may want you to make is if you are still on that fast train.

I am sure there are people who say they will get off the fast train when their children grow up and they retire from work. The key thing is you going to live long enough to slow down or not? Our society is so much to keep up with the Jones while going into debt.

I know that some people who have lived in Gig Harbor for as many years or more than I have complained about the growth while others have helped in the development of the growth. Personally I have don’t have a big problem with the growth however I don’t like the fact there are a lot more restaurants especially fast food. People need to lose weight not gain; hopefully you hold off and eat salads.

This is what changing our lifestyle all is about. The older we get change must happen not just for own good but those we consider family and friends. I am not here that you must change however it is a recommendation on my part. I know that change is not ever easy because I am still working on my life change too. Good day all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charlie and Snoopy

Most of us have read the Peanut comic strip and seen either on TV or in the movies. I know that I have read the strip since I was a small boy.

Charlie and Snoopy show us how important it is to be a friend. Of course I have been writing about there is nothing better than having friends especially in those cases where people are friends for a life time. In fact I have to say that couples that have a successful marriage usually begin being friends that lead into love.

Though I have never been married and still look forward to the time when it will happen in my life I still seem to have doubt. I know one thing for sure that friendship last forever over love. What I mean by that is that circumstances can happen where love seems to go away where friendship will allow the couple to stick together.  I believe the couple really hasn’t lost love at all it just has been misplaced for a while.

Getting real personal for some couples I heard a few weeks ago where an older couple said that they no longer had sex together however were still great friends and why their marriage was still together. I know sometimes the lack of physical contact separates couples frequently however those who are willing to stick it out know what the most important things in life are. Most often in older age you are together for your children and grandchildren besides the friendship.

I know now that at my age getting married will be not only for love and friendship it is enjoying the children and children of the woman I marry. Though I would love to have children now I feel loving her children and grandchildren would be a really good experience too. In this case I would choose to love them with my whole heart.

Getting back to Charlie and Snoopy they have a special love that many have with their pets. I have had close family members who have lost their dogs in the last couple months who were with them for many years and they were very much part of their family. I know that the cats we had in my family growing up were very much part of the family and we missed them very much when they died.

Like I have said several times on this blog family and friends are very important part of our lives. Everyday could be the last time we seem them so it important to tell them over and over again how we feel about them.

I know that death is part of life however when someone passes on from here I feel somewhat strange about it. I have to say they don’t seem dead to me I feel as though they are on a journey and someday I will see them again. I feel all those who go before me I will see them again on the other side. Not only will I see them they will meet me the day I enter heaven. It will be more than a reunion it will be for me being home again. I am not in a hurry to go because there is so much left to do though it is not my choice for the time and day to my final resting spot. I believe we all have more of a purpose to do here on earth and those we leave behind will benefit from it. I believe it includes you! Have yourself a wonderful weekend!

 

St. Patrick’s Day

Remember today we are to wear green or be pinched; If you really want to be pinched no problem not wearing green.

I have to admit that I forgot that today was St. Patrick’s Day until a few hours ago. Last night though I knew it was Wednesday for some reason I thought today was going to Friday. Some people may call that a senior moment though I don’t think I am there quite yet. So you see I was planning to write something about Friday than I remembered quickly no it will be Thursday after all.

I am sure a lot of people want to skip Thursday and get right to Friday instead so the weekend will arrive sooner. Anyway I think it is important to enjoy every Thursday including today. The main reason is that every day should be enjoyed to the fullest because we really do not know how many days we have in this life to live. We can be here today and be gone tomorrow. Not something we want to think or hear about however it is really the truth.  Our days’ being numbered is what makes life a mystery.

 Today I am wearing my Seattle Mariner jersey because it has a little bit of teal green so it counts for St. Patrick’s Day besides baseball season begins in less than a month.

For those who enjoy St. Patrick’s Day for the drinking because you are not Irish just like me remember to be careful when doing so. What I said a couple paragraphs before our days are numbered however I don’t want you end it sooner than later. Personally I am not a big drinker regardless of the holiday or day for that matter I will either not drink at all or take a small drink. The thing is I do not really like beer however I have never tried Irish beer. I am not sure whether I will try it today either unless the circumstances happen. Most likely if I do have a drink of alcohol I will go with a wine.

 Personally I enjoy having a party any time and drinking does not have to be included. I enjoy being around people as much as possible is how I see it. We have had a lot of rain here in Western Washington in March however today the sun is already starting to shine and seeing a great view of Mt. Rainier. This is another good reason have a great time and rejoice. Everyone is ready for spring around here and be able to walk seeing the flowers without the rain.

So enjoy the day whether it is for St. Patrick’s or not. Don’t let the day of the week or holiday decide what you will do. Every day is a precious one since we have so few and again we don’t know will this be the last one for us. Oh don’t forget to smile!

Thinking About Poetry

I have been starting to write some poetry again. I used to write poetry a long time ago. There is something special about poetry. Actually you can write and express what you really feel in short sentences.

Poetry is so many ways is like music. Actually the lyrics of music are really poetry. Reading the Old Testament in the Bible much of the middle part is in poetry form. It begins with Job then Psalms, Proverbs and Songs of Solomon. The books of the Prophets a lot of them are in poetry form as well. King David of Israel wrote a lot of the Psalms and they were all song by his choir.

Another thing is most of British and English Literature is written as poetry as well. So if you are a lover of poetry you will read a lot of literature.

Recently I have been starting to reading poetry from a modern American poet T.L. Stokes. I mention her in an earlier blog from a few weeks ago about Eagles. Also, I went to high school with her and her sisters.

So my recommendation is to read some poetry and then try writing poetry as well. You may be surprised how good you do. Let your family and friends read your poetry too. They will be able to help you get real good at it.

Like with my writing you really have to start somewhere. In the same way write about your experience and from the heart; nothing else you will fall in love with writing person to yourself.  Until next time be happy.

My Love

We once were close you did not recognize my love for you

I gave you my distance you said nothing

I painted you pictures you still did not see

In the morning I gave you the sun then rain and storms at night the stars you rejected my love

In your mind you say to me to look elsewhere

Why should I go elsewhere for love and settle for number two

It maybe not today or tomorrow I do know you will not find love like mine

I will still be here waiting for you

Walk the Walk

In this day now I feel more and more it is important that we live a life of consistency. In other way of say it walk the walk.

None of us is perfect by any manner of thinking regardless what we think or want. There are many things I believe in however I don’t always live in the way I believe. If you are an athlete you know more than anyone it takes discipline to become better at your sport. Actually I can say that about a lot of other things as well.

We all have a talent in an area however we do not always live up to that talent if we are not willing to give to it. Other words talent can only get you so far. When you see someone who is at the top of their field you will find in most cases they have worked hard for it. You likely are one in a million if you get to the top of your field without working harder than anyone else.

I have seen athletes who have a lot of talent however they have squandered that talent by going on drugs or physical abuse. I believe those people have lost their way and did not work hard enough or know the destiny in front of them. One real sad story recently came to a sad ending. Lawrence Phillips who was a top running back at Nebraska and then played for the Los Angeles got on drugs, spent time in and out of jail recently killed another inmate and was sentence to life in prison. Instead of taking responsibility like he never did he committed suicide. He could have lived out the purpose and destiny of his life but went another direction. I am sure he had other talents then just running a football. I know that there are others like that in and out of sports.

Besides having the discipline to work hard is to have the faith in our talent. Without the faith we won’t measure up to our talent. I know that there are those who have risen up above their talent or circumstances. I know because I am one of those people. When I was four years old I could not hear right and I did not actually talk right until I was five years old. I am sure very few would even think I could write someday. You see I also struggled with my reading until I was in tenth grade. Going into tenth grade I was at a fifth grade reading level so during the summer before I spent three weeks learning speed reading. I was the only student in the class or now you would say the teacher was my tutor. Not only had he taught me speed reading he would test me on the comprehension of what I was reading. So when I completed the three weeks of speed reading I went from the fifth grade reading level to twelfth grade. I had the talent though I didn’t realize it and the circumstances kept me behind however I desire and discipline along with the faith to rise up to be a good reader. I don’t read as much as a lot of people however I could if I wanted to but I have many things to do.

I am sure we have missed out on something because of the circumstance however now we should look to go above it all. So whatever it is walk the walk. I am sure you will be happier and others will to because they will benefit from your purpose and destiny.  

Spring Ahead

 Early this morning our time changed going ahead an hour unless you live in Arizona and Hawaii. Here in Washington State we are on the same time schedule as Arizona while Hawaii is two hours behind. I am not sure what time Alaska is on however that is a whole other story.

Everyone who has to change their clocks like the fact to remember the change spring ahead fall back. The thing though technically it is still winter for another week but we can’t say winter ahead since it is almost over; I know that I am being silly though. In October when the clock changes you could say fall back winter ahead because that is really true. We have winter to look forward to. Anyway how to remember is a lot better saying the way it is.

With cell phones, computers and cable it is a lot easier now because they change the time automatically so all you have to change is your clock, watch microwave and the stove. I did the change to microwave and stove before going to bed because I don’t have a watch or clock.  It was a good thing I thought however the electricity went out for a little while during the night so when I got up I had to fix the microwave and stove. Oh well life isn’t perfect is it.

It is nice though it will be lighter in the evening but be darker in the morning. Those who go to work early still have to contend with the dark. Again life isn’t perfect and can’t have everything at least not now. In the summer we will have it light in the morning and staying even lighter in the evening. Again we could talk about Alaska where it stays either dark most of the time or light in the same way.

Personally I wish the time would stay the same here all year long like in Arizona and Hawaii but I don’t think it will change because the lawmakers would have already done so. Which time the one we were on yesterday or the one we are on today? It doesn’t matter to me just choose one. Ok let’s keep it the way it is so we can always say spring ahead and fall behind.

I find another good reason to say spring ahead besides knowing we put the time ahead this morning is that winter will be over and we have something to look forward to. Think of the bears that get to come out of hibernation and have some fun. Yes I know I am being completely silly however we need to be silly once in a while especially after all the rain we have had here in Washington State. Speaking of the weather the forecast today besides the rain of course we are expecting high winds up to possibly 70 miles per hour. Very hard to believe since it hasn’t been that windy here for a long time. If you haven’t heard from me tomorrow means that our electricity went out. Again life isn’t perfect.

Anyway have a really good Sunday though you have one less hour unless live you know where. I hope I was able to make you chuckle unless you just shook your head. Good bye you all and smile.

History of My Home Town and State

When I was in high school I took a class in Washington State history. It was a required class to graduate from high school. I found it quite interesting at the time knowing about how Washington became a state.  Now I have forgotten most of what I learned then.

Back in 1889 became the 42^nd state in the United States. Prior to becoming a state it was part of the Oregon Territory. Explorers Lewis and Clark came this way in the early 1800s. Also Captain Vancouver and his crew of men. Another explorer was Captain Wilkes who discovered my home town of Gig Harbor and named it Gig Harbor. Also, he named other nearby places like Mount Rainier.

Here in Gig Harbor we do have our own history museum like many of the other cities and towns do in the area. Often they have different exhibits during the year. I haven’t been in the museum for a couple years now so I am due to go into again real soon. When I was last in there they had an exhibit from the early 1900s and the local families who lived there at the time. Many of the grandchildren and great grandchildren still live in Gig Harbor so I was very familiar with the names. They had one exhibit where you could get into a row boat and travel from the head of the harbor out to the sand spit. They showed pictures of the old homes and businesses that were there at the time. A group of sisters were shown lying on the sand spit at that time. The spit is right by where you enter into the harbor. It is not very wide and is shallow. Captain Wilkes called it Gig Harbor because he could not enter into the harbor with his ship because of the shallow entrance so he had his ship anchor outside the harbor and he entered using the gigs he had on board to see what was in the harbor.

The museum is right across the street from Donkey Creek Park. When I was a child there was a hardware store where Donkey Creek Park is now located so I didn’t even know that there was a creek. Also it is possible I wasn’t very observant either. Going east along the same road that Donkey Creek Park is another creek and park called Crescent Creek. That one I did know about because it has been a park as long as I have been alive. I spent a lot of time at the park. It was the home field for my little league baseball team and I made a wonderful catch in one of the last games I played in little league. During my junior high days me and my friends many on the little league team we played a lot of football at the park on the lower end near the creek. Once when I was about eight years old my mother was very upset with me because one day I lost a pair of glasses that she had just gotten me in the creek. Both of the creeks salmon go up to spawn. Donkey Creek you will see several seagulls ready for the salmon to return from spawning to get them. You can see ducks going up a little ways into the creek too. The entrance to Crescent Creek is wider and is quite muddy so you don’t see to many birds or ducks. The mud is the reason to why I could not retrieve my glasses.

Anyway this is some of my story concerning the history of Gig Harbor and Washington State. I will write more later about the history. I know everywhere has fascinating stories about their history.

Knowing History

These days most everyone is into history whether it is about United States, World or family history. It is amazing how many people go on line to find out where they come from. Of course how accurate the information and the family tree depends on who enters the information.

My dad’s family has been traced and I can find it anytime I want on line by a cousin who is related to me back to our great-great-grandfather.  What does that make us fourth cousins or something like that? Anyway I emailed her a few years ago to find out if we were related not knowing that she was the one that traced the Nightingale family tree. She is about four months younger than me and lives in Colorado. Anyway when she replied to my email she asked me if I still lived in Gig Harbor, Washington. I was really surprised by that question because I didn’t think she even really knew who I was.

I have friends who have gone back to like their family tree where coming to America being a pilgrim. Quite amazing to think people can go back that far. In fact I read about a lady in the local paper where she traced her family back before Jesus Christ and the New Testament. She was able to find that her family was back in the times of early Egypt. My Nightingale family was traced back to the early 1500s. Most of these five hundred years has been in England. My grandfather was born in Nebraska however he was raised in England. His father and family returned to England shortly after he was born. He came back to the United States after graduating from college. My grandmother who was born in Nebraska as well grew up there too. They got married in British Columbia, Canada before settling in Bremerton, Washington. This was before my dad was born in Seattle and raised in Tacoma. During my dad’s youth grandfather bought the property in Gig Harbor that housed a cabin before it became a house after I and my younger brother were born and we grew up at.

On the other hand if you have read early blogs my mother grew up in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Her family on both sides of parents came to Canada much earlier than the Nightingale did to United States. My grandfather was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. His grandfather was a colonel in the Canadian Army back in 1812. My grandfather was Scottish however I am not sure when his family migrated to Canada.

My grandmother was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She came out west as a young teacher to take a job and that is how she ended up meeting my grandfather who came out to be a banker. Of course like many they struggled during the depression. Her family was in the United States after coming from England during the 1700s. Since her family was pro-British they went up and settled in Canada instead of staying in USA.

Like I said earlier we do have knowledge of United States and World History. Of course I have some knowledge of Canadian history as well. My mother spent time during World War 2 working as a young woman with the Canadian government so I have another perspective of that War along with World War One.

With search engines on the internet along with E-Books history is more at our fingers than ever before. All we have to enter a subject to find out all we want to know whether it has to do with current affairs or history.

I know in the future I would like to do some traveling around the United States and the world. Of course my health and bank account will determine where and how much time will be spent. There are many people writing blogs about travel and I hope to be able to do that to as well. I haven’t looked it up at this point however I am sure there are a lot of people writing blogs about history as well. In some respects my blog here I write some about history especially about my life and memories along with my family. I am sure you have all enjoyed my writings. I recommend that if you have come aboard recently go back and read my posts over the last twenty-months or so.

Anyway when you find the time to do so if you haven’t done already I recommend that spend time looking at history. Who knows maybe you can write a blog like me. I am sure everyone will enjoy it as much as you do mine. Everyone have a great weekend.

Relax and Take Some Time

The last six weeks I have been taking a class on Tuesday night’s at my church on preaching and teaching. I have learned a lot not only on the subject of preaching and teaching but how more to put together writings and for future public speaking.

The most important thing I found whether writing or speaking is to relax and take some time. This last Tuesday was our final class where six of us volunteered and gave a five minute sermonette. We were put into three separate groups of eight where two of us gave our sermonette. After both of us were finished those whose listened let us know what they thought of our message along with constructive criticism.

Though I was a little nervish   the whole experience I found to be exciting and can’t wait to public speak again. At this point I have no idea when that will be. I love writing this blog though every day.

The main constructive criticism was the audience thought they were a little lost in what I was saying for the first half of the message however found where I was going in the second half and loved my conclusion. I was told by a couple of them that I need to say at the beginning what I was going to talk about. I found that to be quite helpful. I had started out telling them that I was giving them the background of the author and the book which I still believe is important while they looked up the scripture I was using as my text Jude verse 24 and 25. Jude is one chapter only in the News Testament just before Revelation. Anyway I now know what they are saying. I should have started out along with giving the scripture how I was going to speak about the scripture as well.

Another criticism given I was working with way too much material.  This is where relaxing and taking more time comes in. Of course I had to only talk for five minutes so I should have kept a limit on the material being used. I tried to talk about more than I should have in those five minutes. I now realize whether I was speaking five minutes or twenty-five to keep the material to a minimum. It is really easy to say more than you should actually say especially some who writes on a regular basis.

 I guess I wanted to be sure that I had enough material to speak in those five minutes. The honest truth I had enough material to speak even if it was a small amount. Being more relax and taking the time I could expand on the material I had.

 

The crazy thing is that I went over the speech several times in a two week period so I should really have realized that I did have enough to say anyway. This really was the reason for me to do this speaking was to find out how good I was and how I can improve. I found out both very much.

My conclusion is to be relaxed and take as much time necessary to complete the speech no matter the length of time. I went over the speech in my head and doing it while walking so I should have the confidence that the speech will be done on time. Oh by the way I ended the speech right on five minutes.  

Smiling Face

Today I have decided to do some wondering. Whether it is beneficial or meaningless we will find out. I figure it will be meaningless however it could be beneficial or somewhere in between.

I am wondering those who are smiling today happier than those who do not. I figure in my mind they do however is it really true. I know that I enjoy laughing a lot during the day but does that make me happier than those who don’t. I could do a survey asking people that look happy are they actually happy and those who look sad or grumpy are actually sad or grumpy. Of course I would not do that because I feel that it would be strange to do so.

Now I am thinking you probably think I am being a bit nuts here which could be really true as well. Another thing you may be thinking yes this is meaningless.

I am not really sure why I am thinking this way however I woke up this morning really wanting to do it. I suppose I could do a google search and get all the answers but it could be meaningless too. Most likely this is meaningless and not beneficial however I do hope that you do get something out of this today.

Thinking more about being happy and smiling has to do with our heart. On the other hand it could be a day to day thing depending on our circumstances. I truly though believe we have more happy days with our heart being in the right place. I have never been to Africa however those I do know have been say the children are happier than those here in the United States though they have little food and may starve to death at some point. So I wonder because we have more things we feel more responsible so we are not as happy. I do hope this is more beneficial than not. I know when I traveled three weeks to France about twelve years ago that the Frenchmen seemed to have more relationships than us Americans. I truly believe that solid relationships make us happier and the French seem to have it down pad. When I returned to United States I could see the difference of relationships between us and the French. You see they spend hours together around food. It is the main ingredient that keep people together we love spending time with each other when food is involved. My observation has been that as soon as we finish eating we go our separate ways. Personally I wish people would stick around when finishing eating but that is the way it is. The French spend many hours together especially on Sundays. What they do though is eat many courses of food. When they finish one course they continue talking knowing another one is on the way and they do that over and over again. If we did that we would likely get really fat because of the kinds of food we eat however they eat very low calorie foods along with a bottle of wine or another beverage. On the other hand may be they just eat on Sundays. Ha Ha

I do hope what I have been wondering is beneficial and not just meaningless. I will let you be the judge of it. I do know that I feel better on the days that I joke and smile then on the days I don’t. I know that I enjoy observing others who smile as long as I don’t be creepy about it. So go ahead and smile today. I hope you are happy too.